The Sun. — London, England, 1826-01-31 00:00:00

THE FUNDS., Consols—Yesterday 'closed ' After the Close This morning opened The Market opened heavily, at the closing pike of yesterday, 80*, and shortly fell to 80i, sellers. The thickening gloom hanging over the commercial world, casts a damp on every species Of security ; the principal business is, in sales that cannot be avoided. Money in the house is . plentiful—and for the obvious reason, that there is little employment for it. But out of doors, the scarcity surpasses what has ever been remember- Rumours of failures, continue to agitate the market—but on this point there is nothing definite, which tends to aggravate the evil, as characters -.ire involved, without any index. for discrimina tion. At I o'clock, Consols were quoted BC)—Sel- The Cotnittissioners were served to-day lers. :at 81 . The quantity of Money Stock brought into the : latket to-day, has been very considerable. Tank Stock India Bonds : 3 per Cent. Consols (Money) 3 per Cent. Reduced - • ai per Cent. Reduced :New 4 per Cent. - Exchequer Bills, £looo—par. 1 dis. £OOO-1 dis. 1 pm. £lOO-2 4 pm. FOREIGN. Syrrt.tyc DAY. Although the fluctuations have been frequent and heavy, during this account —the settlement has gone off thus far, without any defalcation. Colombian - , 1824, 584 ; Mexican 6 per Cents. 66,4 ; Chilian, 56; Brazil, 64; Greek, 181 ; Spanish, 123 ; Russian Bonds, 84i. SHARES. Anglo-Chilian, 14, dis.; Brazilian, 34, pm. ; Colombian, 8, pm.; Pasco, 2, dis.; Potosi, 31, di;.; United Mexican, 6-1, p►n.; Alliance, 14, ; British Iron, 10, dis. ; Rock Salt, 23, pm. 214. 6 spa. 80. - 801. 891. - THE KING'S' COURT. Yesterday his RI AJEsTY commanded a Court for various public procedures, to be holden at his Royal Castle at Windsor. At a quarter past two o'clock the King arrived at the Castle in state from the Royal Lodge, with his attendants in waiting, In two carriages, the servants wearing their state liveries, escorted by 4 numerous detachment of Life Guards, the officers riding St the (loots of the King's carriage. The trumpeter attending the escort notifying the King's arrival at the Castle by the sound ing of his trumpet, as is usual on the approach of the King, which being a very novel occurrence at Windsor, attracted a number of spectators, the procession being similar to when his Majesty goes to the theatres, or any other public occasion, ex cept when he goes to the Houses of Parliament. Arrangements having •been made for holding a Chapter of • the Order of the Garter, a procession was formed in a private room of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, in order to confer the riband vacant by the detease of the late F.'srl of Carlisle, Knight Companion of the Order. The Knight Companions present on this occasion were their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York and Clarence, the Earl of Westmorland, the Duke of Montrose, the Duke of 'Wellington, the Euri of Liverpool, and Earl Bathurst. The officers of the Order wore—the Prelate of the Order (the Bishop of Winchester) the Dean of NVindsor (Registrar of the Older), Garter Principal King of Arms (Sir Gerfte ge r the Knights NnYler.) Companions and officers had proceeded from the private _apartment into the Chapter-room with the usual Ceremonies, and had taken their respective places accord ing to their stan ds, at it table prepared for that purpose. the officer of the order signified his Majesty's command for filling the vacant stall. fits Grace the Duke of Dorset, the King's Illaster of the Boise was then introduced into the presence of 'the, Chapter, an d rec eived the honour of knighthood from the 4 lng, and his Grace then retired. The suffrages were then collected from the different knights Trifling the Chapter, and his Grace the Duke of Dorset was declared duly elected. His Grace was then received at the door of the Chapter-rooni by the two junior Knights present. at epled by Garter Principal King of Arms bearing the ensigns oisithe Order, and his Grace being introduced to the King, ' l -7,_ . !_y e tasgracioutdy pleased to invest the Duke therewith. The ,"; of the Order pronounced the usual admonition to the I`,l -elected member of the order, who received the congratu. atns of all the members present. the The Chapter being ended, Garter King of Arms called over Knights Companions and the' procession returned in the order in which it had been made in the Chapter-room. rob "'a Kini was dressed in the Windsor uniform under his s.. 511 '. Secretary Canning had a long audience of his Majesty, winch occupied near an hour, after which the Right Hon. Gentleman introduced the Brazilian Minister, Lord Ponsonby, and Mr. Alexander Cockburn the Portuguese Ambassador, to Ito audience, anti Count Lieven, the Russian Ambassador, who, it was understood, delivered to the King the notification of the decease of the late Emperor Alexander, and his creden tials of his appointment by the new Emperor. The King held a Privy Council, which wan attended by the Lord President., Lord Privy Seal, First Lord of th e TreastOY, the S ecretary_ of State for the Home Department, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of State for the Co- Jonial Department, the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, the after of the Horse, &c. Mr. Buller attended as clerk of the Council. His Majesty's speed, ns arranged by the o;binet Council on Friday, for the opening of the session of Parliament on Thurs. tlay, was submitted to the King and approved of. ' fhe King proceeded to prick the list of Sheriffs for the pre sent year, as nominated by the Judges .and others on the Morrow of St. Martin, in the Court of Exchequer, before the ,Lords of the Council. A proclamation was agreed upon to be issued respecting the 4 0 .t)per coinage. khe King gave audiences to the Earl of flarrowby and the .earl of liiveipool. Lord Graves and Sir William Keppel were the Lord and irtroom in Waiting. The Court broke up a little before fire o'clock, when his Majesty and suite returned to the Royal Lodge to dinner. • Itefreshments were provided fir the whole' o f t h e persons who • attend e d hi s Majesty's . Court, from the Roy a l L o d ge-- P.4-11 e End of Liv e rpool, the E a rl of Westmorl an d, Earl Ba thuntt, and Mr. Cunning, went to dine with the King, at the ti oYal Lodge, add arrangements were made for the whole of the distinguished party to sleep there, except the Earl of Li. verpoo. ELSINORE, JAN. 17.- aid the Sound Duty. p . 5 , 186 fru —Last year 13,163 ships Of these there were— Lubeck - 120 fustdan - - 2,391 Ru?mien S wedish, h 1,319 American . 'Zan WI : : 803 French . P 4, orw e g i an . etch - . 051 Bremen . . 60 Olden burgh I eckl enburgh . 603 ila mburg It Ihnoverian .: - 412 Portuguese ---Waniburgh Borsen Hall Li l a, Jan. 24.) FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. THE KING. WINDSOR, JAN. 3171..--.lt being announced early in the day, that both a Council and a Chapter of the Knights of the Gar ter would be held this afternoon at Windsor Castle, to which the KING, as Sovereign of the Order, would come in State, public expectation was greatly excited. As the time for the arrival of his Majesty approached, the streets of the town through which it was expected the cavalcade would pass, became lined ; while the Long Walk, notwithstanding the dampness of the weather, was graced by the attendance of a great number of Ladies. Shortly after two' o'clock, the King left the Royal Lodge, in a carriage and four, attended by the Master of the Horse and the Lord Steward.—A second car riage followed, in which were, Lord Graves, as Lord in Waiting, Sir William Keppel, and Colonel Thornton.— The Royal carriages were attended by a number of out. riders in full state liveries, and escorted by a troop of the Ist Life Guards. The cavalcade proceeded down the Long Walk, and through Park-street and High-street, amid the cheers of the populace and the ringing of bells, .to the Castle, at the entrance of which a detachment of the Coldstream Guards received the King with military honours. His Majesty appeared to be in the enjoyment of excellent health, and most condescendingly . acknowledged the repeated greetings of the spectators. Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of I ork and Clarence arrived at the Castle shortly before the King. —On Sunday, about one o'clock, Count Munster arrived at the Loyal Lodge, and had an audience of the King ; and after partaking of some refreshment returned to London. DEPARTURES FROM TOWN, &c. The Earl and Countess of Surrey, and the Ltd and Coun tess Gower, for West Hill. Surrey ; Lord and Lady F. L. Gower, on a tour; Colonel Roberts, M.P. for Brighton. From Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square—R. H. Veda, Esq. for Northampton. From Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook -street The Earl of Meath and the Hon. Win. Brabazon, for Paris ; Thomas Wilkinson, Esq. for Suffolk. From Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's-street—A. Vansittart, Esq. for Berks ; Captain Trevor, R.N. on a tour; William Morgan, Esq. for Brighton. From the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street—Colo nel Barcicy and family, on a tour ; the Rev. Thomas Layton, on a tour; Massey, Esq. on a tour; .1. Page, Esq. for Holy Hill ; Robert Stewart, Esq. for Oxford. ARRIVALS IN, TOWN. The Marquis ;11;t1ICII;rchionness . of Lansdown, and fatally, from Bowood Park, Wilts; the Earl and Countess of Morley, and family, from Saltham, Devonshire; Sir John Harrington, Bart. from Brighton ; the Countess of Antrim ; Lieut.-Colo nel Arbuthnot; Lieut.-General Fuller and Mrs. John Fuller ; Dowager Lady Floyd ; Mr. and Mrs. Fremantle, and Miss Harvey; the Countess of Glengull and Lady Butler; Lord George Hill; Lady Hyde Parker and Miss Onslow ; Colonel and Mrs. Parker; Lord and Lady Maryborough and Miss Wellesley Pole; Colonel and Mrs. Wallace; Lady Sarah Robinson; Lady Harvie Farquhar; Sir Charles Henry Coote and Lady Coote ; Lady and ill iss Montresor ; Colonel and Mrs. Willoughby Stewart; the Ilon. Wm. and Lady Barbara Pon sonby and family, from Dorsetshire ; the Bishop of London and family, from Fulham Palace. At Warren's Hotel, Re gent.street—The Earl of Lauderdale, from Scotland. At Fen. ton's New Hotel—Mr. and Mrs. Owen, from a tour. At the Royal Hotel—J. O'Brien, Esq. from a tour; C. Lawrence, Esq. from Liverpool. FEMALE FASHIONS FOR E B RUA it r, 1824. ( Front La Belle Arserablec) CauttraaE Duress.—A high round dress of British cache. mire, the colour of the panna-violet, with one very broad flounce round the border of the skirt. 'The corsage, though made en gerbe, fits close to the shape; and is surmounted at the throat by a single falling collar, a la Vandyke, of Urling's lace, The long sleeves s eem a s if i ssu ing f r om a s ho r t, full, chentiitelle sleeve, headed at the shoulders by ntancheron: of the Persian fashion. A cornelle of fine lace is worn under the hat with the ends left loose : the hat is one of those small novel hats, so becoming and convenient, .either for out .doors, or the social dinner party. The hat represented in our engraving is of 'black velvet, edged round with narrow white blond, and surmounted by two black ostrich feathers. A fur pelerine-tnantelet is usually worn with this dress; but as there us no difference in these warm materials since they appeared in December last, we wished to chew the full beauty of the corsage, which these pelerines entirely obscure. When the weather is more mild, there is seldom any other envelope worn over -it in the carriage than a scarf shawl of canary-yellow cachemire, with a narrow border elegantly variegated; and though the costume appears airy when the trees are disrobed of their foliage, yet, being made high, and of cloth, it has all the warmth of a pelisse. EVENING HOME COSTIY TUE.—This elegant style of dress is adapted particularly for small family parties, where music is the o der ot the a ening, and at which are found those amateurs who are on the most friendly terms. Moving chiefly in high life, a certain style of evening dress is indispensable. This is generally of white crepe lisse, with three flounces of the same material ; between each flounce is a row of ring -leaves, beautifully embossed. The body is made partly in the Anglo-Greek and partly in the Circassian style. The sleeves are very short, and are made to resemble the marschcrons a la Pc, se s the divisions are double, and are edged round with blo n d. The h a i r is arranged in the Egypt i an style, encircled by braids of plaited h a ir, or strin g s of pearl ; over the right t em pl e a few ringlets are seen to escape, and take off from the antique manner in which die tresses are- disposed. A blue belt of satin or watered ribbon confines the waist, and is fastened in front with a silver buckle; necklace consisting of two rows of pearls in festoons, fastened iu front with a top brooch. • Mr. Secretary Canning left Downing-street yesterday, on a visit to the King, at Windsor. The Duke of York passed through Worcester on Friday evening about five o'clock, on his way to Witley Court, upon a visit to Earl Foley. Lord Granville gave a magnificent Ball and Supper at his great hotel in Paris, opt Friday evening. Fifteen hundred raids were issued in the first instance, and nearly 500 addl. tional applications were made afterwards. This was the most superb entertainment that has been given in Paris for many years. The fair Hostess was • most affable and kind in her at tentions to the guests, and the banquet was graced by an ele gance, taste, and hospitality worthy the houses of Gower and Cavendish. . Lucius Robinson, Esq. has issued cards for a series of petite :ohm, which commenced on the 25th of January, and are to be continued every alternate Wednesday during the months of Febrstary and March. Several of the most distinguised artists contribute to delight the company with several beautiful Italian and English airs. EDINBURGH THEATRE.—Last night Mr. Wuaa, great repute for the performance of I rish characters, appeared in the part of Major O'Flaherty,in the play of the West Indian, and in Looney ..11•Twoller, in the farce of the Review. Ile is a lively and clever performer, with a good vein of comic expression, and true 1 risk humour. His representations were correct and spirited, and lie gave the Irish songs, in which he was re peatedly encored, ith grace and humour. His looks are good," and replete with meaning. They have a mixed expression of naivete and pleasantry which is quite remote from any thing like broad farce. The play was on the whole a dull per formance, though, with some exceptions, full justice was done to it.—The farce was more amusing. and went off with much better success. —(Cakdozian Mercury, Jun. '26.) CHARLES ICE/RIME'S successful stand against the mandate of tl►e Loup CHAMBERLAIN, and the attempted interdict of IlowA►cn PAYNE'S Play of Richelieu, is worthy of his spirit, and may hereafter. be productive of a more N. beral and enlightened conduct on the part of those absolute monarchs, the licensers, and one more favourable to the spirit of the dramatist. PARODY ON SUAKSPEARE.—It Will observed one day to a celebrated living character, who is remarkable for his hospitality, but more remark able for an independent spirit, that will not suffer him to be a hanger on at the tables of the great ; that he was 4 6 a man more dined against than dining." ORATORIOS. . THE KING` r.: THEATRE. The first of - a series of Ise: forrnanCeS of Ancient and. Modern forethe Lent season, was . given 'at this Theatre last night. The entertainment vonsisted:of a great va. riety of pieces, in ; - ..:ereral well chosen for ink Llie effect.- ,The first was composed of a Selection from Hamlet's seered Oratorio of the illeasiah, the music of which is too well known to require any comment at this time, for none but scull- a person as the "spare Cassias," can be ignorant of it; or insensible to its en chantment. The Recitative " Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people," was executed by Mr. Sinclair. His voice is deficient in the richness and volume which so grand a composition de mands, and the performance fell short of its intended effect. Miss Venes performed the Recitative " Behold a virgin shall conceive." This lady's voice is rather more delicate titan such music requires —sh e sings with 'Scientific precision, but with little sweetness or power; she was, however, favourably re ceived. " There were ahepherds'abiding in the fields,' was given in the bills to .Matjame Caradori Allan, but it• was per fbrmed by Miss Povey, and her brilliant execution of this beau.- tiful part, drew forth the warinestapplause. " Rejoice-greatly, 0 Daughter of Sion," tried the powers of. Madame Caradori Allan in the very noblest emotion and triumphal swell of sacred song. We cannot say that she was successful ; herstyle is mono- tonous ;- she wants variety of .intonation and energy of expres sion. Misa Graddon gave " I know that my Redeemer liveth" with taste, but not with power. The wand. chorus was per tbrmed in a very effective style. Between the first and second parts Madam e C ara d or i All an gave from • the Semiramide of ROSsini, the air" Bel Reggio Lusinghier," with great taste and animation,. and was vehemently applauded. In the second part Signor Velluti made his appearance and was very kindly received. Before the performance a notice had been put up in the lobby, stating that he was very much int - is koset' a but rather than disappoint the public he would endeavour to perforni the part announced, and claimed the public indulgence. Ile appeared with Madame Bonini in a selection from a . mann seript serious draina, entitled L'Erot di Lancartro; it is not stated by whom the music is composed, but we under stand it is by Lord Burghersh, and certainly it evinces a considerable knowledge of the Science, united to popular effect. The chorus " Il tiilensio re"na intorno," was executed with great spirit. It is composed in a bold, varied, and impres sive style. The trio beginning with Colpita da fulanne," from the serious drama called Fedra, by Madame Bonini, Signor N r elluti, and Mr. A. Sapid, drew down considerable ap plause; the latter gentleman made his first appearance on this occasion ; he had studied his part well, but he does not seem rich in natural gifts, his voice is neither flexible nor sweet, and he is very deficient in expression. We would not, however, speak too decidedly of a first erpearance. If he has an aptitude for improvement., there is certainly room for it. Madame Boxim gave her part with effective skill; her tones are full and sonorous, but no unpremeditated graces adorn them. Signor Velluti, notwithstanding his indisposition, was in fine voice ; be indeed appeared to labour more than usual, but his wild and mournful expression, one time rushing in a melodious swell, and again dying away in the most tre mulous c a d e n ce , ca pti va t e d t h e audience ; the applause was enthusiastic, particularly after the performance of " Dave sei reggio d'amor, ' from L'Erce di Lancastro—but some persons carried their desire of selfish gratification so far, as several times to encore his performance, notwithstanding the claim which indisposition had on their forbearance; the good sense and humane feeling of the better part of the audience put)down so ridiculous an I merciless a request, and Velluti, when retir ing, was followei by acclamation. There was a chorus front Pedro, accompanied on eight harps by pupils of the Royal Academy of Music. If this performance was intended to give the public an idea of the proficiency of the pupils of the A.ca dew, it failed of its object, for it was quite impossible for any one to say, whether the eight pupils were capable of playing on the harp at all or not. The thing was mere spectacle, and seemed to be introduced for melo dramatic effect. The sound of the harps was completely drowned in the boisterous chorus of wind instruments, double bass violins, Sec. It was like a man with a delicate voice at. tempting to sing in a high storm. The harp 'might as well at.; tempt to overpower such a hurricane of sounds as a bird to chirrup down thunder. The exhibition had all the appearance of quackery, and we trust that if the pupils of the Royal Academy of Music are to be brought on the stage again, they may be allowed an opportunity of being heard as well as sees. otherwise we will believe the thing to be only a piece of dramatic imposition. Several other performances fellowed, which we have not time to specify. The whole concluded with the Battle Sinfonia of Beethoven, which, with deference to the name of so great a composer, we consider a very noisy piece of work, and founded on an erroneous taste. The mu sician who attempts to give a description of a field of battle, by harmonious combinations, sets about a very absurd thing, for if he could describe the matter well, it would be exceedingly discordant, and if he describes it otherwise, it must be exceed ingly untrue. The monkish poets, who flourished in the dark ages, thought that the greatest achievements of poetry consisted in fabricating verses in the forms of wings, altars, eggs, flying horses, &c., and just as foolishly do those mu. sical composers act, who attempt to represent the storming of Prague or the battle of Waterloo, by the united effort offiddles, bastions, and clarionets. The sooner this barbarism is exploded the better for music—both as rt science and an accompanhnent to poetic inspiration. COVENT.GARDEN THEATRE. The Oratorios commenced lost night at this Theatre with iIANDE Cs Messiah, under the able management of Sir GEORGE &waive. The instrumentel band was full and select, and led by Mori ; and the vocal possessed the rare union of Mr. Brabant, Miss Stephens, Miss Paton, and Mr. Philip's. After the Overture, the latter department was opened by Mr. Brabant, with " Comfort ye my People." On his first coming forward, he was greeted with continued cheers. After ha%iug given the recitative, and the following air of " Every Valley," he descended at the close of the air, in the chromatic scale, in as beautifully delivered so:knot°, which proved to the connoisensa that he was in exquisite voice, and unimpaired power. Miss Stephens sung with bewitching expression the recitative, " And, lo!" The concluding words," And they were sore afraid," were classically conceived, and subs with a delicacy of expression seldom brought into practice, her voice terminating in a very fibre. Miss Paton was encored in the air, " Rejoice," which she gave in a style somewhat unique, considering that the Atessiali was the subject of the night; taking it, however, as an effective performance, it was beautifully given in the florid style, and created much po pular applause. The Chorus " For unto us a Child is born ' was got up in a t ru l y master l y style, and was very deservedly encored. Miss Love sung remarkably well, and from the si multaneous applause which she received from all parts of the house, it is evident she can be a strong favourite as long as she keeps apart from incongruous ornament, and expresses her words as she did last night. The Air, " But thou didst not leave," was sung by Mist Stephens, and encored with enthu siasm ; and the Air by Mr. Braham, " 'thou shalt break," was encored. This Air was sung with more of theatric effect than any other song of the night; indeed, it appears to be the only song in the "Messiah" that admits of it, though, perhaps, not to the immediate length which Mr. Brabant went on this ozcasion. " I know that my Redeemer," by Miss Stephens, was given most divinely. Mr. Phillips displayed his sweet baritone voice to great advantage, and Miss Goward sung a solo with effective voice and manner. Miss H. Cawse in " lie shall feed his Flock," was just and free from Affectation, chewing much true and graceful schooling, together with a clear and dis. tinct utterance. The choruses were well got up, and their su perintender deserves in the commencement of the season much praise for the preciseness sad accuracy with which they have been brought before the public. I Trii the whole the " Mes siah" of Handel has not been for 'many years presented at our Theatres in a more pleasing and more clas..:ic form, Every thing went off with the utmost satisfaction, and without one single bl em i s h. Th e h ouse wa s well filled at the commence meat, and at half-price. there Was an overflow. The general impression es to the execution of ilatidel's music is, that it admits of no ornament, and as far as it was posSible, consist wily with the taste of the present day, the principle Singers remained true to the adoption attach a principle, ()arum or ORATOIIIOS. — The anniversary of the Martyrdom of Charles 1., by closing the theatres for theatri cal purposes, leaves them free for the occupation of speculators on the musical t as t e of the town; and the different bills of fare last night shelve the rivalry to he expected during{ the ensuing Oratorios, which are this year to be given at Covent- gar d en and the King's Theatres, Drury-lane retiring frr.m the contest. a th d w the ill Both these Theatres announce the performanceof the Mess Govan-GardenGoven-arden with Mr. B w r e ah h a a t v n e , a l n it d tle M ( i l s o s u S b t t ep t l h ie a n t Stephens, be v O o p c e a r l a llousetvith department; and Sinclair, Sepia and Caradori, its leadersn in the affbrd high treats to the amateurs of sacred music. Tradition tells us that the Oratorio owes its origin to Felippo Neri, who flourished in the middle of the sixteenth century, and was the founder of the Roman Socicty called the Oratory. He made a 4reat step to the modern Ora torio, by dividing a kind of musical mystery into two parts, one sung before and the other after the sermon. The interest of the auditors being excited by the commencement, Nrat's ob ject was effected, by inducing the congregation to remain during the sermon. The first Sacred Drama, or Oratorio, was called L'Aninsa c Corpo, an d was perfonntsl in the Oratory of the Church of Santa Maria della Vallicells, at Rome, in the year 1600, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STATE or TRE ODDS...ZETTING-ROOM, JAN* 30. 5 to 1 agst Monarch 11 tot agst , Tredrille C. 11 to 1 agst Grarnarie 14 to 1 agst The General 20 to 1 apt Adiance 22.t0 1 apt Panic 11 to 2 apt Pawn 7 to 1 apt Fillagrse 13 to 2.agst Mignonette 11 to 1 agst Moses DERRY. 1 22 to 1 apt Sophist 25 to 1 agat Pranks 28 to 1 agst Rowena 30 to 1 agst the Baron 30 to 1 agst Bolivar 30 to 1 agst Pluto. O KS. i)OXG:ISTEIi 15 to 2 *got Bedlamite 23 to 2 agst Belzoni • 12 to 1 agst Crusader 20 to 1 agst Barataria 12 to 1 agst Elizabeth 14 to 1 i►_gs Henry 15 to 1 apt 80-peep. ST. r,ECEIt. to I agst Calypso 25 to 1 agst Br. to Farm, 40 to 1 agst Br. to Barefoot. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. ItiEIITINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK. The Hambledon Hounds, on Wednesday, at Sabena' Down ; Friday, at Stephen's Castle Dower. The Hampshire Hounds, on Tuesday, at Brookwood; Thursday, at Preston Oakhills ; Saturday, at Candover Church. N. F. H.—Mr. Nicoll's Hounds, on Thursday, at Brocken burst Bridge; S a t ur d a y, a t E ag l e lnirst. Mr. Wickstead's Hounds, on Wednesday, at the Blue Boar, at Walkerton ; Satui day at Bradwell. 'Warwickshire Hunt. —Mr. Bay's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Ktneton ; Thursday, at Aron Dauet ; Saturday, at Lighthorn Vi The South Wold Subscription Hounds, on Tuesday, at Wilksby Mill ; Thursday, at Kennel ; Saturday, at Tathwell. The Badsworth minds, on Tuesday, at Wooddlorpe; Thursday, at I lam pole Inn ; Saturday, at Cudworth. Sir G. Sitwell's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Satton Hall ; Fri. day, at Norton. The Lambton Fox Hounds,on Tuesday, at Harbour House; Thursday, at -Elemore • Friday, at the Kennel. The Hurwnrth Fox dounds, on Tuesday, at Newsham Bank; Fri:lay, at. Yarm Bank. The Northumberland Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Seg. hill ; Friday, at Linden. • Ninety.nine horses are entered for the Doncaster Great Saint Leger Stakes, to be run for in September. CIVITTA VECCHIA, JAY. 13.-M. TEMA, the Diplomatic Agent for the New South American States at the Court of It amp, is at present resident here: he is actively 'engaged in correspondence with the Cardinal Secretary of his Holiness the Pori. M. VIDIGAL, from the Emperor of BitA rtr,, is also here, charged in likeinanner with a diplomatic mission. His latest communication to (tome was to solicit the honour of an audience with the Wearer of the Triple Crown. TIIE CORN LAWS.-011 Tuesday evening, a meeting was held in the Manor Court room, Manchester, to take into consideration the pro. priety of petitioning for the repeal of the existing Corn Laws. There were from 1,500 to 2,000 persona present, principally of the working classei; but there were amongst them a considerable num. ber of the more wealthy inhabitants of the town, attracted less perhaps by the importance of the subject discussed, than by the desire to be the auditors of an eloquence which few supposed to be possessed by the working people, till we gave reports of some of their meetings. After much discussion, a petition against the Corn Laws was voted, and it was resolved that Lord Stanley should be requested to present it to the !louse of Commons, and the Earl of Derby to the [louse of Lords.—(Manchester Gazette.) His Majesty's Proclamation, ordering the gold and silver coins of Great Britain to circulate in Ireland at the same nominal as well as real value as in other parts of the United Kingdom, was read on Wednesday at the Cross, by the Heralds, with the usual form al i i eti.-(l.ldinburgl4 Observer.) DUEL—Wednesday morning a hostile meeting took place at Armagh, between JAMES EnwAtto DEvEnzux, of Carrigmenan, county Wexford, Esq. and JOHN HYACINTH TALBOT, of Talbot nail, In the Same county, .Esq. After the first fire an adjustment was effected, and 'happily no injury was sustained by either party.—qifiater ford Chronicle.) We think it necessary to laform the holders of notes of the banks of Messrs. WENTWORTH and Co., that they will be allowed to rave for such only as they can upon oath affirm they have re. ceived before Dec. el, the date of the commis sion of bankrupt.—(Wakefield Journal.) floym. ACADEMY or Mosta—We are glad to find this Institution so prosperous ; we have seen , tne benefit of the' Coraereatoire on the continent, and hope the happiest result from this attempt in England. . • I An Embassy was sent by Louis XIV. to Siam, of which Mr. La Loubere was one of the mem bers, and the work of this gentleman on Si a m ma y be, even at this day, considered as one of the most authentic that was ever published, and as free from any thing like fabrication or ex aggeration. The object of this mission was to entreat the King to embrace the Christian religion, and strange as it may appear, it was azcotnpanied by Ministers and Priests who were to enforce its doctrines,and the Ambassador was furnished with a letter front his Most Chris. dab IthiestY to him of Siam, entreating him to lay aside the idolatry of his forefathers, and to embrace the religion of Christ, The reply of the King to this modest request was such an one as would have done honour to a member of the Society of :Jesus, and was at once,, eloquent, gumentative and elegant. I have not got a copy of it before me, but as far as I can recollect, his Siamese Majesty stated that he was sorry he could not comply with the request of his brother of France, and urged that as' God had* shewn love of variety by creating so many . races of men in the world, so he had shewn his love for it still further, by infusing into them different minds and opinioni. That for his parts be W llB satisfied that if God had wished him to be Christian, he would have created him one ; and that in becoming one now he was certain that he should be opposing God, for which reason he could not gratify his brother King by becoming' his convert.—( Venal Hurkary.) DEATiI BY SKATING,..--A young Gentleman, of the name of FAERMANT I.st Wits drowned on Sunday whil st skating with others ' in a dam near the Lower Islington-road, formed by the canal. He got into a hole from which the others on the ice were unable to,extricate him. AWFUL SUDDgN DEATIL*This morning, about nine o'clock, as 'an elderly man, named WEB B ,' employed at Messrs. MAUDSLEY's Iron Factory, opposite the Asylum, was walking along Mount Terrace, Lambeth, ou his arrival near the Marsh Gate he met, with an acquaintance named Clark, and while in the act of enquiring into his welfare th e poor man suddenly dropped down and in.' stand) , expired. The bodtyhewa:hemcairsrvise:loinmmthee dspiaotte,iy to butthir e l yita ß l r o o p o a k r s lc , had fled. LAW INTELLIGENCH. COURT OF CIIANCERY.--Such is the nature of the causes before this Court, that the business is completely at a stand still, in consequence of the indisposition of the Loan CIIANCELLOR, nei ther of the Junior Judges having the power to dispose of causes part heard. ROLLS CounT.--The MASTER of the 'ROLLS will sit in this Court this evening at six o'clock. The long pending causes of Hamby v. Hunter, and Law v. Hunter, stand first in the paper for judgment. There are 14 other causes for bearing, including the long litigated case of I3ernal v, Da Costa. NEW COURT OF KING'S BENcir.—...Thi s morn ing the four Lea rne d J u d ges took their seats in the New Court, Westminster Ball, dressed in scarlet robes. The Court appears to be well ar ranged for hearing. The Counsellors' seats con sist of seven rows, capable of accommodation for one hundred Barristers, exclusive of the King's Counsel seats in front of the Bar. There are two Galleries, one facing the Bench, and the other to the right of their Lerdships.—Mr. Jus tice BayLEY entered the Court at half-past nine o'clock, and heard motions through the Bar. His Lordship also went through the common paper; and on the other Judges taking their seats, the Court proceeded on the special list to hear arp tentative cases. NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN SUBSORIPTION ROOM, JAN. 31. LIVERPOOL, Jam. 20.—Wind S.—Arrived the Bliza Grant, Salter, from Savannah ; the Hardware, Bboral, from Lisbon ; the Argo, from Charenti; and the Pik, Stubbs, from Newfoundland. Sailed the Chariot, Pratt, for Charleston and Savannah ; Beividera, Howland, for Baltimore ; the Marquis Wellington, Jones, for Monte Video, &c. ; and. the Libertardo Jones (steamer), for Colombia. Off. the port at sun-set one ship and one brig, names unknOwn. DEAL, J. 30.—Arrived the Trial, Harvey, from Domi. nice, for London, and proceeded to the River ; Richard and Si belle, Hearn, and the Kellingbeck, Sever, from London, for Jamaica, remain in the Downs. COWES, Jsx. 5.,-Arrived Friends, Stephens, from St. Michael's, for London, short of provisions ; Wallis, from Bengal and M a d ras , an d C ape, left the latter on the 22d Nov., landed Mr. Robertson and the mails at Ports mouth. also Mr. John Lang, and proceeded for London I spoke on the 23d inst. the Margaret, Richardson, from etenock, for the Brasils--out eight days; spoke on the 25th inst., off Scilly, Guillaume Tell, Bore; from St. Domingo, in 30 days, for Nacre; on the 25th inst. Rockingham, Capt. Be ac h, was d a il y expected at the C a pe ; a l so the Settlers, Hunt, from Madras and Colombo ; Palinure, Williams, American brig, sailed for Rotterdam ; Prince of Waterloo, Petrie, 4nglish brig, sidled for London. [FROM LLOYD'S.I DEAL, JAN. 30.—Wind S.S.W—Arrived and sailed for the River the Trial, ----, from Dominica in 40 days.— Pis Majesty's ship Cyrene, Capt. Campbell, . bound to the East Indies, arrived from the River, and remain with the Killing. beck, sever, Richard and Sibelia, for Jamaica, and the Lady Arabella. JAN. 30.—Wind S. to S.S.W,—Arrived his Majesty's ship Thetis, Sir John Phillimore, from Gibral tar, and is under quarantine; Lady Wellington, Fuzard, from Havre; George the Fourth Hollis, from Waterford.; Desire, Angot, from lionfleur. Passed by the Isabella, 'Wallis, from Bengal; Ilygeia, of N. B. • Lamle from St. John's, N. B. FALSIOUTII, JAN. 29.—Wind g.S.W. to S. strong breeze with a heavy swell.. Arrived the Marchioness of Salisbury Packet, from the Mediterranean, 15 days fi.orn Gibraltar, and Active, Banks, from London. COWES, JAN. 30.—Wind S.W....Arrived the Friends, Stephens, from royal in 27 days, fur London. The Ameritsn ship Sally, from Liverp oo l t o New York, sprung a-leak or)411$ 18th of November, and was compelled to put into Fayal on the 26th, and was there condemned ; the,chief mate arrived herein the Friends. Cour, Jev. 2fi.--Arrived his Majesty's brig Nimrod, from Sailed the Jupiter transport, aid' troops tar }Jar, bidoes. Lavzitrooi, JAN. 29.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrivoti the than Grant, ---, from Savannah; Kite, Stahl), from Newfound land ; Chariot, f roc k, f rom Cadiz ;hard ware, from Lisbon ; and the Argo, -, from Charente. The brig Meritler, was driven on shore at Malta previous the 22d of Noyetilber, (hiring a strong g a l e at N. W. APPREHENSION of a GANG of SUPPOSIZI) FELONS, (Further particular, from £lu Shtlield Independent.) An exirnordinary sensution has 'wen creased, by the apprehenehin of no less a number than 16 persons sus. pected as the perpetr a tors of th e most atrocious crimes. It may be remembered that several burglaries and murders have of late years been committed in our vicinity, which, under till the exertions of the Magistracy, have hitherto eluded detection.— Upon the first apprehension of the inclividuale, and the report of the nature of the evidence which had led to the discovery of their crimes, a general feeling prevailed, that the most im portant results to public Justice would take place. The reeire derere of' the unfortunate NVastnage, the burglars, who have several times broken ()pen the house of Mrs. Walker, at Wastnage, and the long past assassination of a man it entworth Park, were talked of as atrocities, likely to be proved and avenged. These expectations, however, ws are not prepared, to pronounce within probability. We are in possession of most of the facts which hate been elicited during the five examinations which have taken place at Rotherham and Sheffield, and so much as we can give the public, without pre judicing the individ u al s un d er susp i c i on , or antic i pating, and probably thereby defe a tin g , t h e en d s of justice we purpo se t o pub lish. A boy about 16 years of age, apprenticed to a blacksmith, at Greasbrook, appears to have been solicited by seine of his old and known bad connections to assist them in robbing his master's house of a newly killed pig. Under the influence of fear, he at first consented, but at last actuated, as he asserts, by conscientious feelings, ha acquainted the family with the designs of the robbers, and they were defeated. Some strong ree ligious feelings were excited on the boy afterwards, by the members ofa certain class of Dissenters, and he was taken be fore the Rev. If. Lucy, and voluntarily' gave such depositions have led to the apprehension of sixteen persons, fifteen of whom are new in custody at Rotherham, and Lair. at our Town 11411. It is extraordinary, that his evidence implicates two of the nearest of his own relations, and that his account of his first initiation in blood, is dated so long since as th e mur d er i n t h e Earl Fitzwilliam's park ; the whole circumstances of which he relates like a well-learned romance, rather than the difficult re, collection of facts which occurred a number of years ego. One of our most active olifeers has been bus:ly engaged during the week in obtaining corro b orat i ve evidence; and we understand an examination, at which, will p ro b a bl y b e f i nd, will take lace our Town flail on M on d ay. Me, Oxicy d Mr. Badger, attorneys at Rotherharn, are employed for the reefunittal and defence of the suspected pet-sans. DREAMT 1. Aocintnr.—The following rattan, choly accident occurred yesterday in Old Cir,tvel.. Inv London Dock.Cotnpany have erected a temporary bridge across Old Gravel .lane, pre,. paratory to the erection of a new iron bridge to cross the entrance to the new dock cart laden with bricks ) and drawn by two hors, was passing over the bridge, when it gave way, and the cart, two horses, and driver were precipitated to the depth of 10 feet ; the - pbor man was jammed against the wall by the cart, and in this dreadful situation he remained nearly an hour before be could be extricated, although every exertion itaS made by the workmen' on the spot. The poor fellow was conveyed to the hospital in a most shocking state. The horses were extricaled with. out receiving any material injury,